This book is a translation and summary of one of the first major works of social statistics, Essai sur la statistique morale de la France, published by Andre Michel Guerry in 1833. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of statistical data relating to crime, poverty, education, and other social issues in post-Revolutionary France. The book offers valuable insight into the emergence of social science as a discipline.

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